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v While litter problems in some areas of the county result primarily from illegal dumping, the Jungle Trail problem is different. Trash and litter along Jungle Trail is mostly the debris from users of the trail. Much of this trash consists of be cans, discarded bottles, paper products, and the' like. Consequently, action is needed to improve the appearance of the area.. This action must be a combination of regulation, enforce- ment, minor improvements, and regular litter patrols. Specifical- ly,_the County must install "no littering" signs and trash recep- tacles, patrol the trail on a regular basis, and assign personnel to remove discarded trash. The following actions will be taken by Indian River County: f' ° Install "no littering" signs along Jungle Trial by October, 1989. Signs will be posted at the following points: Jungle Trail at Old -Winter Beach Road, Jungle Trail at C.R. 510, and Jungle Trail at S.R. AIA, and areas of public parking/river access. ° Install trash receptacles along Jungle Trail by October, 1989. Trash receptacles will be installed along the trail at areas of public parking/river access. ° Encourage more sheriff's patrol of the trail to reduce littering. The sheriff is encouraged to patrol Jungle Trail on a.regular basis with emphasis on litter enforcement. ° Provide staff to remove trash and debris. The public works department will send a trash removal crew to Jungle Trail at least once every two weeks. Shoreline Stabilization One of the most pressing problems with the southern portion of Jungle Trail is shoreline erosion. On several spots along the trail, erosion has occured and is increasing. This erosion has progressed to the point in several spots that it threatens the integrity of the trail, itself. Shoreline erosion and its impact on the traveled -way appears to be the main reason why the grading of the trail has removed the roadway eastward, encroaching on private property and reducing the effective buffer area. At one spot along the trail, the erosion has been addressed by construction of a vertical seawall. Although this seawall at the Sea Oaks site was initially constructed a number of years ago, it was rebuilt in 1985 under a state permit. Since then, rip -rap has been added seaward of the wall. State regulations, however, recognize the ineffectiveness of seawalls and therefore prohibit their construction as an erosion control technique. Erosion along the trail is caused by two principal factors. First, the loss of natural shoreline vegetation has eliminated a stabilizing influence on the shoreline. For that reason, erosion is more predominant at those points where the mangrove fringe does not exist. The second cause of erosion is the wave action pro- duced by boats traveling in the Intracoastal Waterway. Because the channel comes close to Jungle Trail, the wave action has a significant influence on the shoreline abutting Jungle Trail. To protect the integrity of the trail, erosion of the shoreline must be stopped. At the least, this involves stabilizing the shoreline. Such stabilization should consist of installing rip -rap and shoreline plantings to dissipate the waves striking the shore and eroding the bank. Although the county already has a state permit to undertake shoreline stabilization of one spot along the trail, an issue is whether the county should undertake the work or delay action until the developer of the property for which the permit was issued does the work in conjunction with second phase of an approved project for the subject site. -9-